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36-year-old Lupita Nyong'o, the famous Hollywood actress is all set to become a published author with her first children's book titled Sulwe. The book narrates the story of a girl named 'Sulwe', meaning 'star' in the Lupita's native language.
This book is intended to give strong and powerful messages to girls of colour. The 48-page book is scheduled to release on 15 October 2019.
Though we are developed and are enjoying various technological advancements around us, there are some girls who still feel inferior because of their dark complexion. The same can be inferred from the summary of the book.
Sulwe is darker than everyone in her family and school but she wants to look beautiful just like her mother and sister. This is when something magical happens that changes everything.
On 1 October 2019, Lupita shared her picture of her 5-year-old self. Through this picture, she has tried to reflect on how she looked and what she thought about herself when she was young.
"As a little girl reading, I had all of these windows into the lives of people who looked nothing like me, chances to look into their worlds, but I didn't have any mirrors. While windows help us develop empathy and an understanding of the wider world, mirrors help us develop our sense of self, and our understanding of our own world," the caption read.
She
says
she
wants
to
make
the
children
acknowledge
themselves
and
accept
the
way
they
are.
"#Sulwe
holds
up
a
mirror
for
dark-skinned
children
especially,
to
see
themselves
reflected
immediately,
and
it
is
a
window
for
all
the
others
to
cherish
peering
into,"
she
mentioned.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on
She
also
talked
about
how
society
is
still
stigmatised
for
having
fairer
skin
and
the
way
people
feel
privileged
for
having
a
fairer
skin
tone.
"Colorism,
society's
preference
for
lighter
skin,
is
alive
and
well.
It's
not
just
a
prejudice
reserved
for
places
with
a
largely
white
population,"
she
wrote
further.
Lupita believes that the book will help people with dark skin to develop a love for themselves rather than feeling inferior. Through this book children, especially girls of colour will be able to consider themselves to be equally beautiful.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on
We are too excited for the book to release and inspire people, especially women. We hope this book helps them to feel beautiful inside and out.
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